Marine biologists in East Tennessee are studying the census of fish for the first time since Hurricane Helen

Marine biologists at the Tennessee Valley Authority began wiping the fish residents in Douglas Lake Dandridge, Tennessee for the first time since Hurricane Helen Dipress has covered many waterways in Tennessee seven months ago.

The data that they collect can clarify the effect of excessive debris on the population of sports fish. The results will be compared to similar surveys on Lake Douglas over the past thirty years. Less fish in the lake, fish with distortions, parasites, or injuries are red flags that enter the spawning season.

Scientists shocked the water around their search boat, which tightened the muscles of all Fish Inside a four -feet radius of the boat. Once the fish float up, they were examined, measured and weighed.

All fish were released again in the water after studying.

The famous destinations in North Carolina are still recovering from Hurricane Helen

“I think here over the next few weeks, we will be really able to see what was there, if any, there are effects,” said Lin Williams and Director of Water Control. “As you know, judging yesterday, things look in a natural range. We’ll see whether or not this is what the full data says.”

The structures in the water, such as debris, give fish a place to lay eggs, hunting and feed. The biologist at TVA’s fisheries Kevin Bar said that a disruption in coastal habitats may force fish to find a new place for gathering.

“The fish may move around it, but the fish can move. They don’t go anywhere. They may deepen or go outside,” said Barr.

According to the Jefferson County Tourism Department, about 80 % of tourism in the region comes from sports hunting. Skylar Hamilton said it brought hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

“We have other events, of course. We have festivals. We have a lot of other things in Jefferson Province, but the lake is our bread and butter.”

The town of North Carolina, which was destroyed by Hurricane Helen, hoped to welcome tourists again

Most hunting tournaments to be held on Lake Douglas immediately after that Helen Hurricane This spring, which was placed in revenues last year.

Cleaning on Douglas Lake is 90 % completed. More than 112,000 cubic yards of debris are removed across 351 miles from the coastal line.

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the Tenisi Emergency Management Agency estimates that 3.7 million cubic yards of debris have been removed from all waterways in Tennessee in the past seven months.